The Urban Legend

Does Urban approve of President Joe Biden?

Ben Katznelson, News Editor • November 18, 2021

America has seen significant change since President Joe Biden was elected to office one year ago. At the time of the election, the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were being administered and former...

Sophomore slump proves prevalent among students, barely recognized by faculty

Ben Katznelson, Staff Writer • December 9, 2019

The sophomore slump represents a troublesome phenomenon among tenth graders at Urban; it can be easy to identify in oneself, yet difficult to see as a trend in the greater community. Within the walls of...

Homework survey results inform teaching practices

Sophia Vahanvaty, Editor-in-Chief of Newspaper • March 29, 2018

Complaints about excessive homework are a constant presence in the Urban School’s hallways. But how much truth is there to these claims? Led by Geoff Ruth, the Academic Dean, the school administration...